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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1896)
rT(EE JHto'Sl'E'Bl'AN Chancellor's Talk. The simple announcoraont that Ohancollor MacLean would talk to the students at chapel time Monday morning, May 25, brought out a very gratifying andionce. All the seats wore full and many students were standing in the back of the hall. The Ohancollor began by saying that he hoped Dr. Fling would learn from him what was nocessary to gain good woather. UI annonnced my talk for Monday whether it rained or not, and see what a boautiful day we havo.'" ."There are two words to be spoken by me to the students. The first is to remind you that you are the recruiting officers for the University. You havo been faithful offi cers in the past, and I havo no reason to fear for your faithfulness in the future. Yon know the motto of Chancellor Ganfield: 'The University is not in need of numbers, but numbers are in need of the University.' You know also that good officers must not only have zeal but must have knowledge. Therefore, I shall point you to some facts that perhaps would not bo brought homo to you so clearly in any other way." The Ohancollor thon continued with a few words, on all of tho schools connected with the University. Wo now havo a graduate school with a dean, Professor Edgren pre siding over it, which shows we are growing at the top and not at the bottom. "The charge that wo are running a Lincoln High school no longer holds good." Tho pre paratory school will bo entirely abolished after this coming year. Tho summer school will be continued four weeks this yoar in stead of throe as formerly. Do not forgot to tell your people about tho sugar school, the exporimont station, the farmers' insti tutes and University extension under imme diate charge of tho University. In conclu sion of this first word, the Ohancollor aokod every student to secure tracts at tho execu tive 'office for the summer campaign. The second word was the Chancellors farewell' "I want to thank you, onoand all, for the magnificent 'loyalty and 'aid which you have given 'to your groon 'Chan cellor." After the hymn tho students left tho chapel with the U U U N I ecnoing 'from, wall to wall. The Competitive Drill. This is tho only timo of yoar that the fol low who succeeded in cutting drill really wishes he hadn't "had too much to do. If you can sit on a hard plank for throe hours listening to two hundred pretty girls 'ap plauding two hundred whito tronsorod soldier boys without wishing you were among them, rest assured that you will never suffor from molancholia or remorse. There is something irrosistible about a uniform, particularly so if set off with duck trousers and bayonet belt, as the Uni. students who peddled books one summer in such a rig can testify. Tho contest this yoar was characterized by the usual amount of enthusiasm. The "com petition was particularly strong tho Inst two weeks, each company seeming to vie witih tho others in the matter of getting up early in the morning. One captain even hirod his men's nccouter monts cleaned. and after examining his mon himself an hour before regular inspection handed each man a spotless pair of gloves. He was rewarded with the best work in the trying ordeal. Tho artillery drill came off first in tho'morn ing on the campus, being attended by a good crowd which increased with tho heavy cannonading. Tho companies went through tho heavy work with creditable celerity, though in much of the work it was plain that the mon had not strivon for success to any such degree as in tho caso of infantry drill. Detachment 0, in charge of Cadet Kring, displayed the groater profioioncy and secured first placo. The individual wrs won by Charley Weeks; second honor by Kring of the samo dotaohment. The cavalry troop (onifoot out of -respect for 'the horses hoads) did much (better than
